Bathtub mat



' B. FL BOMAR BATHTUB MAT Filed March 26. 1923 Y 3 l E y i INVENTOR.

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Patented ct. 7, 1924.

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BENJAMIN P. BOMAR, OF CLOVIS, NEW MEXICO.

BATHTUB MAT.

Application led March 26, 1923. Serial No. 627,633.

To all whom t may (2o/noem.'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN P. BOMAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clovis, in the county of Curry and State of New Mexico, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bathtub Mats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bath tub mats.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a bath tub mat which will eliminate liability of the occupants of the bath tub slipping therein with possibly injurious results, which provides novel means by which the occupant may rub his back, which has novel means for holding the mat from slipping in the tub, which has a soap container, which is simple, cheap to make, durable, not liable to get o-ut of order, and which is adapted for use in bath tubs now m use.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, e

Fig. l is a lon itudinal, central vertical sectional view, o my improved bath mat shown mounted in an ordinary bath tub.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bath mat shown in flat form.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

l designates an ordinary bath tub provided with the usual sloping end.

2 designates the body of the mat composed, preferably, of fiexible material, such as soft rubber, or laminations of soft rubber and canvas, and adapted to be fitted to the upper side and sloping ends of the tub 1 and provided on its under side. with suction recesses 3 for holding the mat from slipping. As a reliable means for holding lthe mat from endwise movementin the tub, suitable means adapted to releasab'ly. engage the tub may be employed, such as one or more straps 4, at one 'end of the mat, each strap having a hook 5 adapted to releasably engage the upper edge of the adjacent end of the bath tub. v

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the upper side of the mat 2 may have a roughened surface 6 for preventing the occupant of the tub from slipping on the mat. The .upper side of that portion of the body 2 which is adapted to be fitted on the sloping end of the tub is provided with a raised transversecushion 7, preferably provided on its upper side with teats 8 with which the occupant.

The upper side of the cushion 7 may be provided with a depression 9 adapted to hold a piece of soap, not shown.

In the operationof the invention, the mat is disposed lengthwise on the bottom of the tub and extended over the slop-ing end thereof with theJ hooks 5 engaged with the upper edge of the adjacent end of the tub. The operator may lie upon the mate with his back vresting on the teats 8,l and by moving to and fro, may have the teats rub his back. mat eliminates liability of the operator, when standing, slipping on the mat.

After use, the mat may be cleaned while in the tub, and then removed therefrom and stored in rolled, folded or flat form, where desired.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as many modifications, within'the scope of the appended claims, vmay be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A bath tub mat comprising a mat of flexible material adapted to be fitted to the bottom and one end of a bath tub, and provided on its upper side with a raised transverse cushion, substantially as set forth.

The roughened surface of the 2. A bath tub mat comprlsing a iexible i mat adapted to be fitted to the bottom and one end of a bath tub and having at one end a strap having a hook adapted to releasably engage the upper edge of the tub, the mat having on its upper side adjacent to said end a raised tr'ansversecushion, substantially as set forth.

3. A bath tub mat comprislng a flexible mat adapted to be fitted to the upper side 0f the bottom and the sloping end of a bath tub, and rovided on its upper side of the portion adapted to be fitted to the sloping end of the bath tub with teats, substantially as set forth.

4. A bath tub matcomprising a fiexible mat adapted to be fitted to the upper side of the bottom and the sloping end of a bath tub and having on the portion adapted to be fitted to said sloping end and on the upper side of the mat a raisedtransverse cushlonA having teats on its upper side and provided at one end With one or more straps, each having a hook adapted for releasable engagement With the upper edge ofv the tub, substantially as set forth.

5. A bath tub mat comprising a exible mat adapted to be tted to the upper side of the bottom and the sloping end of a bath tub, the mat on its under side having suction recesses and on its upper side having a raised transverse cushion provided on its upper side with teats, the mat having one or more straps, each having a hook adapted for releasable engagement With the upper edge of the tub,` substantially as set forth.

6. A bath tub mat comprising a flexible mat adapted to be iitted to the upper side or the bottom and sloping end of the `bath tub v and having suction recesses in its under side adjacent to .one end and a raisedtransverse cushion on its upper slde the cushion on its Lames? upper side having teats, and means for attaching the mat reieasably to the tub to hold the mat from slipping.;l endwise, substantially as set forth.

'il A bath tub mat comprising a fiexible mat adapted to be fitted to the upper side ci the bottom and sloping end of a bath tub and having on its upper side adjacent to one end a raised transverse cushion, the cushion having a recess adapted to hold a piece of soap, substantially as set forth.

8. A bath tub mat comprising a exible mat adapted to be iitted to the upper side of the bottom and sloping end of a bath tub and having 0n its upper side a cushion provided on its upper side adjacent to one end with teats and a recess adapted to hold a piece of soap, substantially as set forthn lin testimony whereof ii have signed my name to this specication.,

BENJAMEN P. BGM AR., 

